MONEY SCAM - Reimbursement for prior existing damage!
One week after I left I got some notification from Airbnb that some damage on the floor has been discovered by the host ~ worth 100$.
The according reimbursement request (with a picture of the damage) was issued WITHIN a timeframe where I was still staying in the apartment! This means that the host knew about the damage prior to my stay as I never let the host inside the apartment nor I contacted the host regarding any damage I could have caused.
Additionally, the host NEVER contacted me or let me know when he "found out about the damage after my checkout" as he said. I needed to contact her personally about why I am receving an official Airbnb mail as I was totally suprised by this.
In a Whatsapp group she created for organizing checkins he even said that "I should not worry - I can also decline the request" which sounds super strange to me if you are honestly interested in getting a damage fixed.
All what is surrounding my case looks to me like that the host was searching for a scapegoat to use for collecting some additional money for a prior existing damage. On top of everything, there is no evidence that I caused the damage and now I am supposed to pay for something that I didn't cause.
Never experienced something like this and can't do anything else than giving a bad review here for this poor scam attempt.